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China to abolish tariffs, spur trades

China will abolish export duties on some grains and industrial products and cut the duties for chemical fertilizers and nonferrous metals from July 1 to promote exports, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Monday.

Tesla slashes production costs, eyes July profit

Electric car start-up Tesla Motors Inc has slashed production costs for its flagship Roadster sports car by 43 percent to about $80,000 per vehicle as of June, its chief executive said on Monday.

Seagate expands storage solutions for SMB's

Hard drive and storage solution Seagate on Monday unleashed three new drives, including the BlackArmor NAS 220 storage servers, WS 110 external drive and PS 110 portable drive.

China filter debut date unchanged despite criticism

China will not back away from its July 1 launch date for the controversial anti-pornography computer filter Green Dam Youth Escort, a Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) source said on Monday.

DC Metro trains collide

Washington D.C. saw its deadliest crash ever after two subway trains collided during rush hour on Monday.

Apple CEO Jobs spotted leaving campus

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs showed up for work on Monday and was spotted leaving the main corporate campus in Cupertino, California, a Reuters witness said.

Blavatnik sues JPMorgan over investment losses

U.S. billionaire Len Blavatnik filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase on Monday, accusing the bank of mismanaging an investment account that held about $1 billion in assets owned by Blavatnik's industrial holding company, Access Industries.

RIP: Kodak KODACHROME Film

After 74-years, Eastman Kodak Co. decided to end the production of KODACHROME, film the world’s first commercially successful color film in 1935.

Windows 7 Upgrade Toolkit out now

Microsoft has released a new beta version toolkit for system upgrading assessment and planning for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 migration and virtualization projects.

U.S. requests more data on Merck-Schering merger

Drugmakers Merck & Co (MRK.N) and Schering-Plough Corp (SGP.N) have received requests from U.S. antitrust regulators for more information on their proposed merger estimated to be worth more than $40 billion.

Americans struggle to pay for healthcare-study

Americans are struggling to pay for healthcare in the ongoing economic recession, with a quarter saying they have had trouble in the past 12 months, according to a survey released on Monday.

S&P turns negative for year in broad sell-off

Stocks suffered their worst one-day loss in two months, dropping the S&P 500 back into negative territory for the year on Monday in a broad-based sell-off, as investors reconsidered the health of the economy.

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